Blue Jackets vs Islanders Prediction and NHL Betting Tips - 25 March 2023

Mar 23, 2023, 10:21PM

The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the favoured NY Islanders in NHL action at Nationwide Arena on Saturday, commencing at 10:00am AEDT.

Stats Insider's top betting tips for Blue Jackets vs Islanders, as well as the latest betting odds and goal scorer tips, are detailed in this article.

Who will win? Blue Jackets vs Islanders

Based on high-tech machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Saturday's Columbus-NY Islanders NHL match-up 10,000 times.

Our proven predictive analytics model gives the Islanders a 63% chance of beating the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.

More: Blue Jackets vs Islanders Simulated 10K Times

Columbus vs NY Islanders Current Odds

The current betting odds in Australia for Saturday's NHL game at Nationwide Arena are shown below:

Head to Head: Blue Jackets $2.85, Islanders $1.45
Line: Blue Jackets +1.5 ($1.77), Islanders -1.5 ($2.10)
Total (Over/Under 6.5 Goals): Over $2.10, Under $1.87

Odds are correct at the time of publishing and subject to change.

Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, PointsBet currently has the Blue Jackets to win at $2.85. Meanwhile, bet365 currently has the Islanders to win at $1.45.

The Blue Jackets are 1.5-goal underdogs against the Islanders, with odds of $1.77 currently available at PointsBet.

For the favourite Islanders (-1.5) to cover the line, bet365 currently has odds of $2.10.

The Over/Under for total goals scored is set at 6.5 with bet365, which currently has odds for the Over at $2.10, while PointsBet currently has odds for the Under at $1.87.

According to Stats Insider's model, the Blue Jackets (+1.5) have a 60% chance of covering the line, while the 6.5-goal Over/Under has a 55% chance of staying Under.

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Blue Jackets vs Islanders Best Bets

Head to Head: Columbus at $2.85 with PointsBet (1.8% edge)
Line: Blue Jackets +1.5 at $1.77 with PointsBet (60% probability)
Total Goals: Under 6.5 at $1.87 with PointsBet (55% probability)

Stats Insider's Blue Jackets vs Islanders best bets are based on world-class modelling and betting expertise to help you place more informed bets with your chosen online bookie.

While the Islanders have a higher chance of winning the game, betting on the Blue Jackets to win is our preferred option because of the 1.8% edge found when comparing our data-driven probabilities to the odds currently on offer.

Taking advantage of the edges seen on Stats Insider is one of the keys to being profitable in the long run.

Blue Jackets vs Islanders NHL Prediction

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Blue Jackets vs Islanders Player Props

Who will score the first goal in Blue Jackets vs Islanders? The latest data is in.

According to Stats Insider, NY's Anders Lee is the most likely player to score the first goal in Blue Jackets vs Islanders.

Lee has an 8.8% chance of scoring the first goal at Nationwide Arena, while the Islanders star has a 40.2% chance of netting an anytime goal.

Scroll down for our complete list of first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer probabilities.

First Goal Scorer Tips

Blue Jackets First Goal Scorer Tips

Johnny Gaudreau: 6.9% probability
Boone Jenner: 5.4% probability
Jack Roslovic: 4.7% probability
Kirill Marchenko: 4.2% probability
Liam Foudy: 3.6% probability

Islanders First Goal Scorer Tips

Anders Lee: 8.8% probability
Brock Nelson: 6.7% probability
Bo Horvat: 5.7% probability
Kyle Palmieri: 5.0% probability
Pierre Engvall: 4.5% probability

Anytime Goal Scorer Tips

Blue Jackets Anytime Goal Scorer Tips

Johnny Gaudreau: 33.5% probability
Boone Jenner: 33.1% probability
Jack Roslovic: 27.5% probability
Kirill Marchenko: 23.6% probability
Adam Boqvist: 19.5% probability

Islanders Anytime Goal Scorer Tips

Anders Lee: 40.2% probability
Brock Nelson: 32.8% probability
Bo Horvat: 32.0% probability
Kyle Palmieri: 26.1% probability
Pierre Engvall: 23.5% probability

Remember, our model updates regularly, so keep checking this page for the latest betting analysis before the Columbus vs NY Islanders game at Nationwide Arena.

As always, check out Stats Insider's Best Bets to get betting tips on every NHL game, plus a host of other sports that we offer predictions on.

Blue Jackets vs Islanders NHL 2023

The match-up between the Blue Jackets and Islanders at Nationwide Arena is scheduled to begin at 10:00am AEDT on Saturday.

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs NY Islanders
Date: Saturday 25 March 2023
Time: 10:00am AEDT
Venue: Nationwide Arena

All dates and times in this article are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) unless otherwise stated.

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